Proud to be a Black Bear...

Tonight I started my second job. Don't worry, I'm not over-exerting myself. It's just for 3 hours on Sunday nights. I'm a telecounselor. Pretty much I call people that have show an interest in the University of Maine (at College Fairs, etc) and chat them up about how great UMaine is. It's really fun, actually. I got to talk to a few prospective music students tonight and that was fun because I knew a lot about the program and really talked up how great being a music student is at UMaine. I think I'm pretty good at it. I like talking peoples' ears off, so I feel that it's a good job for me! PLUS it's a lil extra cash. Speaking of working, I called American Eagle today and they're gonna let me work the few days that I am home for fall break, so that's exciting! I enjoy money. 2 more weeks until fall break! I can't believe how fast this month as flown by. Next weekend is the JUNGLE FEVER singers dance and then the weekend after that I'll be home (and working at AE the whole time..haha) so it should be a good couple of weeks! This year has really been fantastic so far. I really feel like I've found my niche at UMaine and I have a great group of friends. I think that's why I am pretty good at telecounseling, too. I love this school and I want everyone to go here so they can love it too. I know it's cheesy on the commercials, but it's true...At UMaine, you're in a great place.

More soon. Later, gators!

I've begun the decorating process...

Hi all! So, I've begun the process of decorating my ever-so-white walls in my room. The other day I was over at my friend Emily's apartment and she had all these 4X6's of digital pictures that she had ordered prints of online. I thought that was such a good idea, because you can order prints for SO CHEAP online and I like having tangible pictures as well as digital ones, so I went online and ordered 40 prints and it cost me like 4 dollars. What a deal! Those came in the mail yesterday and I arranged them on homemade bulletin boards (pieces of cardboard) on my wall:

I also put the left-over ones around my door. Not only did my prints come yesterday, but my allposters.com posters came as well!! They are having a huge sale right now where thousands of their posters are $4.98! So, I bought 4 the other day! I bought this one for above the keyboard:

I think it looks nice because it has black & white in it, relates to music (John Lennon), and the flowers are pink (though they look red in this picture) so it matches the decor of my room.
Around my desk are these 2 posters:

The one on the left is titled "The Luncheon of the Boating Party" and is a painting done by Pierre Auguste Renoir in 1881. For some reason it just really caught my eye when I was browsing through the posters on the website. I think the 1800's lifestyle is fascinating, plus I thought my room needed a little culture. The one on the right is titled "Le Baiser" and it's a photo done by Leanne Pedersen. I really love black & white photography and apparently pictures of random people I don't know kissing, haha. I used to have the "Kissing the War Goodbye" poster in my room last year and that is BY FAR my favorite photo ever, but "Le Baiser" is also really touching.
Lastly, I have this one above my bed:

Sorry that my bed is a mess in this photo! Anyway, I love Audrey Hepburn and the pink, once again, matches my decor so I couldn't pass it up!

Anywho...I've still got lotsa space to decorate, so it should be an on-going project. It's nice though to have made this room a little more me! =) Alright, I should go. I have cleaning to do and errands and such and then the first Singers party of the year is tonight! So, it should be a good time! More soon. Later, gators!

PS: Here's the lowdown on dates for Singer's concerts & such...
November 8th- 7:30PM concert Minsky Recital Hall
November 9th- 2:00PM concert Minsky Recital Hall
December 7th- Yuletide Concert Time TBA Hauck Auditorium
March 9th-15th- TOUR TO MONTREAL
March 21st- 7:30PM concert Minsky Recital Hall
March 22nd- 2:00PM concert Minsky Recital Hall
That's all I know of right now!

I'M A UNIVERSITY SINGER!

It's official! I made University Singers this year!!! I don't have much time to blog about it, but I am THRILLED beyond belief! I will write more about the group and concerts and such soon! Until then...later, gators!!! =)

Hi..we're lame on a Saturday.

Nothing was really going on last night...so Cory, Amelia, the dog, and I made this video. It's a good time. Also...I dyed my hair so you guys can see the color I dyed it to! I love it. DISCLAIMER: there's a couple swears in this vid!



Later, gators!

The newest ensemble I'm in...and pics of the dog!

Hi everyone! I was extremely excited yesterday to find out that I have been accepted into Euphony this year! Euphony is a choral group that focuses on contemporary a capella music, much of which is composed by up and coming young composers. It was founded in 2006 and they're sooo good, so I'm really, really excited to be a part of that! To find out more about Euphony, click HERE and to hear them sing a song from last Fall's concert click HERE! I was placed as an alto 1 which is going to be really interesting. I've always only been a soprano 1 or 2, but my sight singing skills are going to improve SO MUCH after being an alto and I'm up for a challenge! =) So, yeah that was super exciting yesterday. We had our first rehearsal last night and it went really well. I find out about more ensembles and such next week so I'll keep ya'll updated!

On another note, I thought I'd include some pics of Domino, our roommates' doggy that inhabits our apartment. She is the sweetest dog in the whole world and warms up to just about everyone VERY quickly.
Here she is hanging out in my room with her chew toy...

And here she is with me...

She's super cute and we love her lots! Isn't she adorable?

Okay I should get going, I've got to finish some homework, take a shower, and make my way to campus for that thing called class. More soon! Later, gators!

PS..the time stamp really ticks me off. It's 7:36...not 6:20.

All settled in...

Hi! Sorry I haven't written since I've been at school! I need to update ya'll on my life! I moved into my apartment on Sunday morning. It's really nice, I like it a lot! Living with Cory has been a blast thus far and our other two roommates, Rhon and Gabrielle (and their adorable Jack Russell Terrier, Domino) are really awesome! Here are some pictures, I apologize for how dark they came out...my flash decided to work strangely that day.

My bed:

My desk area (taken from standing on my bed...I'm not 9 feet tall):

My armoire, floor lamp, and Cory's keyboard (which didn't fit in his room, but I like having it in mine!):


So yeah, so far it's been really fun! Monday night we had some friends over for a dinner party, I made asparagus which actually turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself!
Yesterday classes started and I had a pretty full day! I had some weird economics class at 8, but I think it'll be okay. Then I had Intro to Music Ed at 9:30, went to the new Wells Commons to eat a muffin with friends, had Music Theory at 11, and then EDB 202 which is a education course. I have friends in all of my classes so that makes everything really fun. Today I have Music History at 10, Ear Training/Sight Singing at 11, and then Piano at 12. I think after that I am going to hang out with Alyssa for awhile and then we have a Music Majors Meeting at 2. THEN I am going to come back here, get some homework done, eat some food and then be off to work training at the library until 10 tonight. SO, it's a pretty full day! I'll try to take lots of pictures this year of my happenings so everyone can see how life is going! Okay, I gotta eat some breakfast and then go to the bookstore (and wait in line forever) before class! Later, gators!